Israeli technology could halt Colombia's drug traffickers as relations improve between the nations

Colombia's incoming president, Abelardo de la Espriella, plans to reverse Gustavo Petro's Israel policy upon taking office on August 7, aiming to restore full diplomatic and economic relations. This includes exchanging ambassadors, lifting visa requirements, pursuing a Colombian embassy in Jerusalem, and withdrawing Colombia's intervention in South Africa's genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice. Security cooperation is expected to be a significant area, with Colombia seeking Israeli weapons, drones, and AI technology to combat narcotics trafficking and organized crime. Alberto Spektorowski, a political science lecturer at Tel Aviv University, stated, "Everything connected to state security will involve extensive collaboration with Israel." The new administration also intends to repeal the ban on Colombian coal exports to Israel and adopt a more neutral stance at the United Nations, signaling a strategic and ideological shift in foreign policy.